Discover Pushes PayPal's In-Store Service as First Data Holds Out

By

Andrew R. Johnson

April 30, 2013 2:04 p.m. ET

Discover Financial Services is making headway in its efforts to bring eBay Inc.'s online-payments service to physical retailers, even as one of the country's largest merchant processors has opted not to support the service.

Discover said Tuesday it has deals with 50 merchant acquirers, which handle card transactions for retailers, to offer eBay's PayPal service as a payment option at checkout counters.